Community Engagement
COMMUNITY HOUSING PROGRAM
We support the work of the community-housing sector through projects, partnerships, and professional services.
News and Events
National Housing Day
The history of National Housing Day dates back to 1998 when the homelessness advocacy group Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) declared homelessness to be a national disaster. Now 23 years later, we know that there is still much work to be done.
October Newsletter
Read the October edition of the Build Together Newsletter! In this issue of the Build Together Newsletter you will find: • Who’s Engaged• What's Been Accomplished o Consultation A Findings o Consultation B Findings o Consultation C Findings o Engaging with...
Your Voice, Your Vision
We need your input! It’s time to consider how members of Nova Scotia’s community housing sector (CHS) will work together for greater positive impact. Watch a video and read supporting documents. Complete a brief 4-question...
In the news...
- Poverty at the heart of housing, healthcare woes, conference hears | Penticton Herald | November 15, 2023
- Nova Scotia Non-Profit Housing Association forms after meetings in Antigonish | Port Hawkesbury Reporter | December 5, 2022
- Nova Scotia’s community housing sector consolidates by forming a non-profit housing association | The Centre | November 21, 2022
- As housing becomes unaffordable, volunteers in places like Antigonish filling the gaps | Saltwire | September 14, 2022
- Have your say: Housing crisis consultations roll out across Guysborough County | Guysborough Journal | May 11, 2022
- Learn how your co-op can build on its strengths | Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada | May 4, 2022
- Housing Co-ops, Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy | CBC | March 15, 2022
- Public consultation on affordable housing coming in St. Mary’s | Guysborough Journal |March 9, 2022
- How 2 students uncovered Antigonish’s long-forgotten Black housing co-operative | CBC | January 5, 2022
- Why millions, land and a desire to build affordable housing may not be enough | CBC News | December 7, 2021